Windows NT Seems to Hang During Boot and Slow Performance
Article ID: 157910
Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q157910
SYMPTOMS
After you install Windows NT version 4.0 on a computer configured with a
Quantum XP-32150 SCSI hard disk connected to an Adaptec AHA-1542b SCSI
controller, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
- Slow performance during I/O operations such as hard disk reads and
writes.
- Windows NT seems to stop responding (hang) during the boot process
while the SCSI bus times out.
RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, disable synchronous negotiation in the BIOS on
the Adaptec SCSI host adapter. Refer to your manufacturer's documentation
for information about how to do this.
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